Trump Found Liable for Defaming E. Jean Carroll in 2nd Case for Trial
- Judge says May verdict already established Trump abused her
- January trial will only determine damages he owes NY writer
E. Jean Carroll arrives to federal court in New York in April.
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A federal judge ruled that Donald Trump is liable for defaming E. Jean Carroll while he was president, meaning a jury at a January trial will only need to decide what damages the former president must pay for calling her a liar when she accused him of rape.
US District Judge Lewis Kaplan on Wednesday found that jurors in a May trial already established that Trump sexually abused Carroll. That jury, which awarded Carroll $5 million, also held that Trump defamed her by calling her a liar on social media last year.